Drink Jeffrey Tucker's Bourbon

Words are delectable. Especially when they go down the mind's throat smoothly- without the harsh fizz of soda pop. Jeffrey Tucker's Bourbon for Breakfast: living outside the statist quo is the POM wonderful of books. It is a collection of his essays. I find this text pleasing for its accessibility- I had a 4th grader read and understand a couple chapters. Tucker is an unabashed anarchist, and a clothing connaisseur. Swoosh the style advice around with the quick fixes for State boondoggles for a merry olde time. Tucker exposes the creep behind almost every woe we face in our lives,

It's the hidden hand of government that has mandated this leap back to barbarism.

In The Glories of Change, one of Tucker's essays in the book, Tucker tells the story of two burning stars that meet the fate of all white dwarves. Death. Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch were known throughout the land as monetary mountebanks. It was only a matter of time before people stopped buying and drinking their Kool-Aid. The market is made of us peacefully trading with one another. Businesses perish or thrive on our voluntary selections. Thank you Mr. Tucker, for toasting to the descent of these vultures after their encounter with the electrical wire of free enterprise.

And here is one more snippet to tease your intellectual thirst

For this reason, everyone has reason to celebrate the end of Lehman and Merrill. Overnight, while we slept, the seemingly mighty were humbled, the first made last and the last made first. The greatest became the least, all without a shot being fired.

Post Scriptum:
The source of Tucker's reference is the most sold book of all time. Jesus, the healer of the world, is quoted by Saint Matthew as saying

So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen. (Matthew 20:16)